http://www.channelnewsasia.com Latest Channel NewsAsia World News http://www.channelnewsasia.com/images_v1/top_mcnilogo.gif http://www.channelnewsasia.com 129 137 2012 MediaCorp Pte Ltd. All rights reserved. en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT www.channelnewsasia.com http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1182120/1/.html WASHINGTON: The US Federal Bureau of Investigation on Thursday released a 191-page file on Steve Jobs that paints an occasionally unflattering portrait of the late Apple founder. AFP World Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:15:16 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1182094/1/.html WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama praised Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti on Thursday, saying he was boosting confidence across Europe and world markets with his stewardship of his country. AFP World Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:50:29 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1182090/1/.html BELGRADE: Thick ice closed vast swathes of the Danube on Thursday, crippling shipping on Europe's busiest waterway, as the death toll from bitter cold across the continent rose to at least 460. AFP World Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:03:33 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1182087/1/.html ALGIERS: Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Thursday set a May 10 date for parliamentary elections and urged young people to turn up in masses to vote. AFP World Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:44:16 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1182085/1/.html WASHINGTON: Barack Obama turns his focus Thursday to a crisis that could conceivably end his presidency, but over which he has little control, welcoming Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti for Europe debt talks. AFP World Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:09:21 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1182084/1/.html WASHINGTON: The United States issued a correction Thursday saying it has not yet obtained a document outlining the formal charges against US citizens working for pro-democracy groups in Egypt. AFP World Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:03:35 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1182076/1/.html WASHINGTON: The US approved its first new nuclear power reactors in decades on Thursday, despite objections from the country's top regulator that safety issues raised by last year's Fukushima meltdown were not fully addressed. AFP World Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:59:51 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1182073/1/.html BUENOS AIRES: Argentina will officially lodge a protest against Britain's "militarisation" of the disputed Falklands islands with the United Nations on Friday, officials said. AFP World Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:36:40 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1182064/1/.html UNITED NATIONS: The major powers gave a cautious welcome on Thursday to proposals to send a joint Arab League-United Nations mission to monitor Syria's deadly crackdown on protests. AFP World Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:50:03 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1182053/1/.html LONDON: A British court on Thursday jailed nine Islamists inspired by slain Al-Qaeda lynchpin Anwar al-Awlaqi for planning terror attacks on targets including the London Stock Exchange. AFP World Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:26:53 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1182051/1/.html STOCKHOLM: Britain will defend the Falkland Islands' right to self-determination, Prime Minister David Cameron insisted Thursday after Argentina said it would complain to the UN over the disputed territory. AFP World Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:16:07 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1182048/1/.html RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: The Palestinian leadership on Thursday endorsed the latest agreement between the heads of Fatah and Hamas and called for preparations for elections to be speeded up. AFP World Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:50:54 GMT